Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves.

At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices.

Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.

The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.

This is what marriage really means: helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible beings who do not run away from life.

Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary it means accepting it as it come. To accept is to say yes to life in its entirety.

To be right is dangerous it has ever been the source of all intolerance.

Our task is to live our personal communion with Christ with such intensity as to make it contagious.

As the nation's elderly population grows, dozens of industries have tried to harness the political might of older Americans for corporate goals.

Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.

If we can return to a government that the Founders, in their wisdom, envisioned for us, we can return to a government that will allow our economy to thrive again, and our people to live in liberty.

In the game of life, it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

In most languages, 'control' is the first synonym for the word 'manage.' Control is about spotting and correcting deviations from pre-defined standards; thus to control, one must first constrain.

You have to believe in yourself and only trust your own vision and instincts. If I'd listened to what other people thought about my work in the first 10 years that I was a writer, I never would have made it to begin with.

Most people I know are not hard-core religious people. They are what I would call 'lightly religious.' So I don't buy the notion that we can't laugh about religion in America.

Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign anything.

My father was one of ten children.

Christ took our hell so that we might take His heaven.

A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.

My father and grandfather were businessmen. The family business was Adelphi Paints in New Jersey. When the first energy crisis came in the early 1970s, the business suffered.

Television is like speed chess, as you have no time and no money. It is like trying to play Grandmaster chess with a 20 minute timer. The rewards are great, though, as it moves faster and you get to see the finished results much quicker.

The leg drop was a move that nobody really used, and nobody ever hit the ropes and jumped up really high, so I tried it out in Japan and the people loved it. That's how I came up with it.

We made our entrance into Paris. As for honors, we received all that we could possibly imagine; but they, though very well in their way, were not what touched me most. What was really affecting was the tenderness and earnestness of the poor people, who, in spite of the taxes with which they are overwhelmed, were transported with joy at seeing us.

Without books, we might just melt into the airwaves and be just another set of blips.

I'm strong and spiritual, and I know that everything will work out for a reason.

I didn't take constructive criticism the way I should have. When I finally caught up to that, that's when I went to being the MVP.

At the gate of patience there is no crowding.

The question, I've come to think, is not what inspires one to change, but what inspires one to remain changed.

It is important to have questionable friends you can trust unconditionally.

What's fascinating about D.C., the exteriors are these elaborate structures, this gorgeous architecture and beautiful stonework, and then you go inside and it's crap-looking - apart from the White House, which is beautiful.

Empathy frequently informs our earliest days with our infants as we try to figure out what they need how to comfort and satisfy them